dismiss as

dismiss something as something

to put something out of one's mind or ignore something as something. (The second something can be a noun or an adjective.) I dismissed the whole idea as foolishness. It was not possible to dismiss the whole matter as a one-time happening. Molly dismissed the whole event as accidental.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kaleva	KAH-le-vah	Finnish
Roimata	-	Maori
Lyydia	LUY:-dee-ah	Finnish
Pharez	-	Biblical
Royale	ROI-əl	English (Rare)
Brijesha	-	Hinduism